Bhotekoshi flood recovery and climate justice: Nepal’s parliament is pushing for faster DNA testing and stronger search-and-rescue for people still missing after the Aug 26 glacier-triggered floods, while lawmakers also raised concerns about media ethics during treatment. Disaster governance and rebuilding: A House discussion urged the government to speed up humanitarian aid and reconstruction, and to use diplomacy to reopen trade routes after the Rasuwagadhi disruption, citing rising prices and cooking gas shortages. Himalayan tipping point: New reporting highlights how glaciers are melting faster and how “peak water” could arrive by mid-century, raising long-term water security risks for Nepal and the wider region. Climate diplomacy on the global stage: PM Balendra Shah pledged at the Gharapjhong Climate Conference in Mustang to push global cooperation, and to raise Nepal’s losses and damages at the UN General Assembly. Regional climate commitments: The BRICS summit in New Delhi ended with a New Delhi Declaration backing Paris Agreement-aligned climate adaptation, energy security, and sustainable forest, water and land management. Road safety after floods: Dhading’s Prithvi Highway section is set to reopen for two-way traffic from Oct 1, but experts warn the temporary slope-cut fix may not be a long-term solution given ongoing river erosion and landslide risk. Wildlife and livelihoods: Farmers in Nepal report major maize losses to wildlife, and lawmakers are calling for a national plan to tackle rising human-wildlife conflict and crop damage.